Who should participate in MAPPING projects?
Ultimately, anyone with a stake in the community should be able to find a way to contribute to projects that evolve from MAPPING the Future sessions. However, to begin the visioning and planning process, 25 to 40 civic leaders and active volunteer residents are required. The success of the MAPPING program depends on this group representing a cross-section of constituent groups within the communities. In addition, this group should be made up of leaders throughout the community who will subsequently remain active in the process of implementing the action plan. These are the people who will come together to create the vision for economic development, and become the primary goal motivators that push the community vision forward. The MAPPING participant group should include a wide representation from as many segments of the community as possible: mayor, council representatives and elected officials, business and industry leaders, farmers, school superintendents/educators, health care provi
